Ratio of radius of gyration of a hollow sphere to that of a solid cylinder of equal mass, for moment of Inertia about their diameter axis AB as shown in figure is x8. The value of x is:
Answer: 67
Solution
The stem depends on a figure that is not attached: the solid cylinder's dimensions (radius R, length 4R) and the location of the diameter axis AB are only defined in the figure. Using Allen's figure data — hollow sphere I=32MR2=Mk12 and solid cylinder about AB giving I=1267MR2=Mk22 — one gets k2k1=67/122/3=678, so x=67. The stored key 67 matches Allen, but the question is not solvable as stored because the figure is missing.